What are laws?

A PSHE and SMSC project for Year 2 children

What is a law? Why do we have laws? What happens if we break the law?

In this project, children learn the difference between rules and laws. They think about the consequences of breaking the law and find out about fair punishment. Finally, they meet and talk to a police community support officer, before debating whether it would be possible to live in a world without punishment.

This project is provided as a digital download* and includes:

project booklet

tailormade resources

display banner

book cover

glossary

user handbook

*The download files are sent in a zip folder (89MB). We recommend that you download this on a desktop/laptop computer rather than a mobile device.

ATTENTION! – Democracy Rules is provided free of charge to Cornerstones Curriculum customers as part of their ongoing curriculum licence. If you have an active curriculum licence, you can access these projects and resources on The Hub.

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